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SECTION I:
AN INTRODUCTION TO
JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
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Mission
We are a community committed to preparing students
to be educated and enlightened citizens
who lead productive and meaningful lives.
Vision
To be the leading comprehensive university.
Values
Our student-centered community values excellence,
integrity and mutual respect.
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James Madison University
Defining Characteristics & Goals
DEFINING CHARACTERSITICS
The following are the characteristics that define the type of institution that James Madison University strives to
become during the planning years 2006-2012.
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
 The university will offer a wide variety of quality academic programs: general education core, liberal arts,
professional programs, and graduate programs of distinction.
Goal: Develop new academic programs in such a way that the comprehensive nature and quality of the
curriculum are maintained.
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The university will be innovative in its programs and services.
Goal: Establish a process to assess societal needs; recommend and implement new and innovative
programs.
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The university will complement its residentially-based academic offerings with non-degree, competency
certification and distributed education programs.
Goal: Establish a process to assess societal needs; recommend and implement non-degree and
competency based post-baccalaureate programs.
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The university's students will possess optimum competencies in written and oral communication, critical
thinking, information systems, quantitative literacy and scientific literacy as basic graduation
requirements.
Goal: Establish and assess optimum competencies for the General Education program (GENED).
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The university's faculty will integrate scholarship, service and teaching to enhance student learning and
provide a challenging and supportive environment with a heightened sense of intellectual stimulation.
Goal: Enhance the rigor and frequency of intellectually challenging experiences, while providing
expanded and improved academic support.
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The university will develop and offer international curricula, associations and experiences that enhance
the global competencies of the student.
Goal: Develop and implement plans for expanding opportunities for studying abroad, international
internships, international service learning programs, international student recruitment, international
programming on campus, and the infusion of international components into the curriculum.
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The university will continue to be a selective institution in our admission practices and admit students
who will enable the university to realize its mission.
Goal: Establish admissions criteria for all students that will result in selection processes that identify
students who will benefit from the university and in turn, advance its mission.
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The university will focus on student learning and development through collaboration across all divisions.
Goal: Enhance students’ learning and development through attention to the university’s curriculum, its
classroom environments, its policies and procedures, faculty-sponsored activities outside of the
classroom and other out-of-class activities.
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COMMUNITY
 The university will be a diverse community whose members share in, and contribute to, a common JMU
experience.
Goal: Increase the diversity of the student body, faculty and staff.
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The university will provide students with a wide array of extracurricular activities.
Goal: Develop, maintain, and continually assess the value of extracurricular programs for student
engagement and development.
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The university will serve our state, region and nation, and will be recognized on a national basis.
Goal: Create and pursue strategic opportunities for prominence and national recognition and promote
the accomplishments of our people.
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The university will maintain our heritage of nurturing and cultivating enduring relationships with its
constituencies.
Goal: Increase the participation and contribution of JMU alumni, parents and friends.
INFRASTRUCTURE
 The university will enhance and diversify funding sources, expand its strategic alliances, and develop
broad-based financial support among a variety of constituents.
Goal: Identify, pursue and obtain enhanced and diversified funding sources.
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The university will possess sufficient resources (financial, facilities, human and technology) to achieve its
goals.
Goal: Attain base adequacy funding, diversify the revenue profile, construct or renovate facilities,
provide necessary technological resources and expand and support human resource development.
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The university will involve the entire campus community in a well-defined, consistently used and
commonly understood process for planning and decision-making that emphasizes accountability and ties
resource allocation to institutional effectiveness.
Goal: Develop, communicate and implement a comprehensive university planning process which
integrates planning, budget allocation and assessment/evaluation.
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The university will be an attractive, safe, friendly and service-oriented campus.
Goal: Meet or exceed constituents’ expectations regarding campus attractiveness, safety, friendliness
and service.
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The university will invest in the professional development of its people.
Goal: Increase the financial and personnel resources committed to advancing the professional expertise
of our faculty and staff.
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The university will be an environmentally literate community whose members think critically and act,
individually and collectively, as model stewards of the natural world.
Goal: Transform the core activities of the university community (education, scholarship, service,
outreach and operations) to become a leader among universities in sustaining human and ecological
health for future generations.
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STRATEGIC EMPHASIS THEMES
2009-2010
Managing Our Growth - Enriching Our Culture
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
Nurture and advance:
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High need programs
STEM programs
Liberal Arts programs
Innovation
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Inspire personal and organizational engagement through focusing on:
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Facilities and land use
Education and research
Awareness and community involvement
Energy, food and natural resources
DIVERSITY
Foster continued emphasis by:
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Enhancing the cultural aspect of the educational experience
Hiring and retaining diverse faculty and staff
Recruiting, admitting and retaining diverse students
Offering university-wide training and development opportunities
Celebrating our new and continuing programs
Expanding our international focus
PHILANTHROPY
Create a culture of philanthropy by:
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Visibly celebrating the impact of giving on campus
Creating a robust network of volunteers and supporters
Raising the visibility of the student giving program
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JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
NOVEMBER 2009
Board of Visitors
Office of the President
Audit & Management
Services
Administration &
Finance
Academic
Affairs
Student Affairs & University
Planning
University
Advancement
Intercollegiate
Athletics
College of Arts
and Letters
College of
Business
College of
Education
College of Science
and Mathematics
College of Integrated
Science and Technology
The Graduate
School
College of Visual and
Performing Arts
Outreach and
Engagement
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JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
BOARD OF VISITORS
FALL 2009
James Madison University is a comprehensive university which is part of the statewide system of public
higher education of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The governing body of James Madison University
is the board of visitors, which by statute is responsible for overseeing the effective government of the
university.
Rector
Dr. Meredith Strohm Gunter....................................................................................................... Charlottesville, VA
Vice Rector
Mr. James E. "Jim” Hartman ......................................................................................................... Harrisonburg, VA
Members
Mr. Mark T. Bowles ........................................................................................................................... Goochland, VA
Mr. Joseph F. Damico ......................................................................................................................... Libertyville, IL
Mr. Ronald C. Devine................................................................................................................................. Burke, VA
Ms. Vanessa M. Evans ................................................................................................................. Charlottesville, VA
Mrs. Lois J. Forbes ......................................................................................................................... Harrisonburg, VA
Mr. Charles H. Foster Jr. ................................................................................................................... Free Union, VA
Mr. Joseph K. Funkhouser, II ......................................................................................................... Harrisonburg, VA
Mr. Stephen R. Leeolou ..................................................................................................................... Charlotte, N.C.
Mrs. Elizabeth V. Lodal .......................................................................................................................... McLean, VA
Mr. Wharton B. Rivers Jr. .......................................................................................................... The Woodlands, TX
Mr. Larry M. Rogers....................................................................................................................... Harrisonburg, VA
Mrs. Judith "Judy" S. Strickler ....................................................................................................... Harrisonburg, VA
Mr. Fred D. Thompson, Jr. ....................................................................................................................Ashburn, VA
Secretary
Mrs. Donna L. Harper ..................................................................................................................JMU/Harrisonburg
Student Member
Mr. Robert C. Cellucci............................................................................................................................ Malvern, PA
Source: www.jmu.edu/visitors/history.shtml
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JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
ADMINISTRATION
FALL 2009
Office of the President
President ............................................................................................................... Linwood H. Rose
Executive Assistant to the President ....................................................................................... Donna L. Harper
Assistant to the President................................................................................................. Nicholas L. Langridge
Special Assistant for Diversity – Students............................................................................... Arthur T. Dean, II
Special Assistant for Diversity – Faculty ............................................................................ David Owusu-Ansah
Director of Audit & Management Services ............................................................................. Larry L. Holsinger
Academic Affairs
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs ......................................... Douglas T. Brown
Vice Provost for STEM and Health & Human Services............................................................... A. Jerry Benson
Vice Provost for Academic Programs .................................................................................. Teresa A. Gonzalez
Vice Provost for Research and Public Service..................................................................John B. Noftsinger, Jr.
Associate Vice Provost for Cross Disciplinary Studies and Planning ................................................A. J. Morey
Associate Vice Provost for International Programs ............................................................. Lee G. Sternberger
Associate Vice Provost for Public Policy ....................................................................................... T. Dary Erwin
Associate Vice President for Student Success ...................................................................... Randy L. Mitchell*
Assistant Vice President for Academic Resources ............................................................................ J.W. Myers
Administration & Finance
Senior Vice President for Administration & Finance .......................................... Charles W. King, Jr.
Associate Vice President for Business Services .....................................................................Towana H. Moore
Assistant Vice President for Budget Management .....................................................................Diane L. Stamp
Assistant Vice President for Finance............................................................................................ John F. Knight
Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, Training & Performance .............................. Brian J. Charette
Assistant Vice President for Information Technology ................................................................ Dale B. Hulvey
Director of Athletics ................................................................................................................ Jeffrey T. Bourne
Deputy Director of Athletics ........................................................................................... Geoffrey H. Polglase
Associate Athletic Director, Senior Woman Administrator.............................................. Shelia A. Moorman
Associate Athletic Director for Sports Programs ...................................................................... Kevin J. White
Associate Athletic Director for Student – Athlete Services ............................................... Linda Casey Carter
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JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
ADMINISTRATION
University Advancement
Senior Vice President for University Advancement .................................................... Joanne B. Carr
Associate Vice President for Communications & Marketing ................................................ Andrew D. Perrine
Associate Vice President for Constituent Relations ................................................................. C. Steven Smith
Associate Vice President for Development ........................................................................ Weston W. Hatfield
Associate Vice President for Information Services ...................................................... Chris N. Pipkins, Interim
Student Affairs & University Planning
Senior Vice President for Student Affairs & University Planning ............................. Mark J. Warner
Associate Vice President for Multicultural Awareness & Student Health ......................Marsha Mays-Bernard
Associate Vice President for Student Success ...................................................................... Randy L. Mitchell*
Associate Vice President for Student Life .......................................................................... James W. McConnel
Assistant to the President, University Planning................................................................ Nicholas L. Langridge
*Joint Appointment with Academic Affairs
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COLLEGE DEANS, ACADEMIC UNIT HEADS & LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION
College of Arts & Letters
Dean ........................................................................................................................ David K. Jeffrey
Academic Unit Heads
English ................................................................................................................... Mark L. Parker
Foreign Languages, Literatures, & Cultures ....................................................... Giuliana Fazzion
History ............................................................................................................ Michael J. Galgano
Justice Studies .................................................................................................. Glenn P. Hastedt
Philosophy & Religion ................................................................................................ Alan K. Kirk
Political Science .................................................................................................. Chalres H. Blake
School of Communication Studies ..............................................................Sharon R. Mazzarella
School of Media Arts & Design..................................................................... Steven D. Anderson
School of Writing, Rhetoric, & Technical Communication.................................. Larry W. Burton
Sociology & Anthropology................................................................................. Timothy J. Carter
College of Business
Dean ................................................................................................................. Robert D. Reid
Associate Dean for Academic Programs ............................................................ Philip B. DuBose
Associate Dean for Human Resource & Administration .......................... Kimberley A. Foreman
Associate Dean for Student Services ................................................................ Joyce W. Guthrie
Academic Unit Heads
School of Professional Studies
Accounting ............................................................................................................ Paul A. Copley
Computer Information Systems & Management Science ............................ Richard G. Mathieu
Economics .............................................................................................................. Ehsan Ahmed
Finance & Business Law ..................................................................................... Pamela P. Drake
Hospitality & Tourism Management .............................................................. Michael J. O’Fallon
Management ............................................................................................................ Paula S. Daly
Marketing ............................................................................................................ Irvine Clarke, III
School of Integrated Studies
BBA Core................................................................................................... Kenneth C. Williamson
International Business.......................................................................................Marion M. White
Master of Business Administration .....................................................................Paul E. Bierly, III
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COLLEGE DEANS, ACADEMIC UNIT HEADS & LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION
College of Education
Dean .............................................................................................................Phillip M. Wishon
Associate Dean ............................................................................................Margaret B. Shaeffer
Assistant Dean ................................................................................................ Margaret M. Kyger
Academic Unit Heads
Early, Elementary & Reading Education .................................................................. Martha Ross
Exceptional Education ........................................................................................ Laura Desportes
Learning, Technology & Leadership Education ....................................... Diane L. Foucar-Szocki
Middle, Secondary & Mathematics Education .................................................. Steven L. Purcell
Military Science ....................................................................................................Robert E. Pettit
College of Integrated Science & Technology
Dean ................................................................................................... Sharon E. Lovell, Interim
Associate Dean .............................................................................................. Rhonda M. Zingraff
Assistant Dean .............................................................................................. Jonathan H. Spindel
Academic Unit Heads
Communication Sciences & Disorders ............................................. Charles M. Runyan, Interim
Computer Science ............................................................................................. Malcolm G. Lane
Health Sciences ................................................................................................. Robert E. Koslow
Integrated Science & Technology ...................................................Pauline K. Cushman, Interim
Kinesiology ................................................................................ Christopher J. Womack, Interim
Nursing ................................................................................................................... Merle E. Mast
Psychology........................................................................................................ Michael L. Stoloff
Psychology, Graduate ............................................................................ Harriet C. Cobb, Interim
Social Work.............................................................................................................. R. Ann Myers
College of Science & Mathematics
Dean ................................................................................................................ David F. Brakke
Associate Dean ....................................................................................................... Judith A. Dilts
Assistant Dean ................................................................................................... J. Robert Hanson
Academic Unit Heads
Biology ...................................................................................................... Judith A. Dilts, Interim
Chemistry & Biochemistry.................................................................................. Richard D. Foust
Geology & Environmental Science .................................................................... Stephen D. Leslie
Mathematics & Statistics ............................................................................... David C. Carothers
Physics & Astronomy..................................................................................... C. Steven Whisnant
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COLLEGE DEANS, ACADEMIC UNIT HEADS & LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION
College of Visual & Performing Arts
Dean .............................................................................................................. George E. Sparks
Associate Dean ............................................................................................. Marilou M. Johnson
Academic Unit Heads
School of Art & Art History........................................................................... Leslie M. Bellavance
School of Music ................................................................................................ Jeffrey A. Showell
School of Theatre & Dance .................................................................................. William J. Buck
School of Engineering
Academic Unit Head...................................................................................... Ronald G. Kander
University Studies
Dean .......................................................................................................... Linda Cabe Halpern
Associate Dean ................................................................................................. Herbert K. Amato
Associate Dean ...................................................................................... Margaret M. Mulrooney
Assistant Dean ............................................................................. Catherine Mahoney Crummett
Libraries & Educational Technologies
Dean ............................................................................................................. Ralph A. Alberico
The Graduate School
Dean .......................................................................................................................Reid J. Linn
Assistant Dean ........................................................................................ Katherine B. Thompson
Outreach & Engagement
Associate Vice Provost ..............................................................................James M. Shaeffer, Sr.
Director .............................................................................................................. Carol A. Fleming
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JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
FACTS & FIGURES
2009-2010
HISTORY
1908
1914
1924
1938
1966
1977
Established by the Virginia General Assembly as the State Normal and
Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg.
Name changed to the State Normal School for Women at Harrisonburg.
Name changed to the State Teachers College at Harrisonburg.
Name changed to Madison College in honor of the fourth President of
the United States.
By action of the Virginia General Assembly, became a coeducational
institution.
Name changed to James Madison University.
CAMPUS SIZE
712 acres, including 31 acres at the University Farm.
INSTRUCTIONAL AREAS
College of Arts & Letters
School of Communication Studies
School of Media Arts & Design
School of Writing, Rhetoric & Technical Communication
College of Business
College of Education
College of Integrated Science & Technology
College of Science and Mathematics
College of Visual and Performing Arts
School of Engineering
The Graduate School
Outreach and Engagement
BUILDINGS
Educational & General (Academic/Administrative)
Auxiliary (Campus Center, Recreation, Dining, Cultural, etc.)
Student Housing
Total
BUILDINGS UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
Baseball/Softball Complex
Bridgeforth Stadium
Center for Performing Arts
CISAT Academic Building
Music Recital Hall
Port Road Recreation/Athletic Fields
Steam Plan Expansion
Wayland Hall Renovation
CONVOCATION CENTER
A 7,300 seat, $10.8 million sports and entertainment arena designed for
basketball, concerts, and other sports and entertainment events.
ATHLETIC PROGRAM
More than 400 student athletes compete in 7 men's and 12 women's sports
including baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross-country/track, field hockey,
football, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming/diving, tennis, and volleyball.
TOTAL OPERATING
BUDGET 2009-10
Educational & General, Auxiliary Enterprises, Financial Aid,
and Sponsored Programs
62
15
34
111
$8,290,200
$53,950,000
$47,012,364
$35,846,000
$32,343,141
$36,730,119
$4,900,000
$11,482,300
$395,169,221
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FACTS & FIGURES - CONTINUED
2009-2010
ENROLLMENT FALL 2009
Total Enrollment
Undergraduate
Non-Degree Seeking Undergraduate
Graduate
Non-Degree Seeking Graduate
Full-Time
Part-Time
Percent Male
Percent Female
Percent In-State
Percent Out-of-State
Percent Minority
Percent African-American
UNIVERSITY HOUSING
Residence Halls Population
Percent Residence Halls
Percent Commuting Students
6,193
38%
62%
FIRST-TIME FRESHMEN 2009
Number Enrolled
Average SAT Score
3,952
1145
DEGREES CONFERRED 2008-09
Undergraduate
Graduate
3,630
704
FACULTY & STAFF FALL 2009
Full-Time
Instructional & Research Faculty
Administrative & Professional Faculty
Classified Staff
Total Full-Time Employees
Percent Tenured Faculty
Percent Female Faculty
Average Faculty Salary
Part-Time
Instructional Faculty
TUITION & FEES 2009-10
In-State
Out-of-State
ROOM & BOARD (per year)
Room & Board
FINANCIAL AID 2009-10
Scholarships & Grants
Percent of Undergraduate Students Receiving Aid
Range of Annual Awards
Total
Loans
Percent of Undergraduate Students Receiving Aid
Range of Annual Awards
Total
18,971
17,281
302
1,690
356
17,462
1,509
39%
61%
71%
29%
13%
4%
906
437
1,244
2,587
50%
46%
$68,073
344
$7,244
$19,376
$7,690
31%
$14.45 - $27,600
$24,374,279
37%
$27.00 - $7500.00
$36,600,402
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EXPLANATION OF SOURCES & NOTES
Data for the Statistical Summary were gathered from a variety of sources, including internal statistical
reports, the Student Administration, Human Resources and Finance computing systems, mandated
reporting sent by the Office of Institutional Research to state and federal government agencies, and
from other JMU departments.
The source(s) will be listed at the end of each table. Wherever possible, tables contain the same data
used for reports to the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV) and to the federal
government via the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).
It is important for us to know that you understand this information as well as possible. As such, in a
number of tables, we have also provided notes to define or further clarify the data.
Please help us in our efforts to make this Statistical Summary a relevant and useful document by
directing any questions about the data sources, notes, or methodology to the Office of Institutional
Research at [email protected]
We welcome your constructive feedback.